Aircel-Maxis cases: ED, CBI file status report of investigation

NEW DELHI: Filing status reports of their investigation in Aircel-Maxis cases involving former finance minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti before a Delhi court on Friday, the Enforcement Directorate said active investigation into the matter was going on while the CBI reported that letters rogatory has been sent to Malaysia and the status was awaited.

Judicial requests or letters rogatory are issued by courts on the request of an investigation agency when it wants information from another country.

The court had on January 28 “revived” the Aircel-Maxis cases filed by the CBI and ED against Chidambaram and his son that were earlier adjourned ‘’sine die’’.

District Judge Sujata Kohli put up the matter for further hearing on February 20.

Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain, appearing for the probe agencies, submitted the status report of the ED’s investigation in a sealed cover. “As far as the ED probe is concerned, active investigation is going on in the case. As far as the CBI’s investigation was concerned, charge sheet has been filed,” Jain said.

The case was adjourned ‘sine die’ -- without fixing any date for hearing -- on September 5 last year with the court noting that the two probe agencies were seeking “adjournment after adjournment”. The court had also granted anticipatory bail to the father-son duo. It has been challenged in the Delhi High Court, which will hear the matter on March 4.